Carefree Love at Balyna House: Charlene + Peter

Charlene and Peter wanted one thing from their Balyna House wedding, for everyone to look back and think "that was some craic!" To achieve the carefree wedding day they wanted Charlene and Peter stayed true to themselves, laughed throughout and only added decorations that were special and personal to them. Art Wedding Photography joined them on the day and captured the vibe perfectly...

Charming bride Charlene lets us in on how she and Peter first met..."We knew each other as colleagues for a couple of years and then at a work night out (what a cliché) we finally got together. Everybody probably says this but literally within a few weeks of dating I knew I would marry him. Nobody has ever made me laugh as much."

Sweetly Charlene describes the night she got engaged as "one of the best nights of my life." She tells us the details..."It was a total surprise. We went to Rome for my 30th for a few days in February 2015. On the first night, we went out for pizza and came back to have a few drinks in a Champagne bar near the Trevi fountain. I went to the bathroom and when I came back and sat down Peter said he had one last gift to give me for my birthday. He got down on one knee and asked me to be his wife. He had tipped off the waiters so they had the Champagne ready. The entire restaurant applauded. He had picked out the ring himself which made it even more special and it was exactly what I wanted (I obviously dropped enough hints)."

Charlene and Peter married at Our Lady & St Joseph Caragh church in Co.Kildare with colourful ribbon wands in place of confetti and bright pink flowers to add a feminine touch.

After the ceremony, and some beautiful portraits with Art Wedding Photography, Charlene and Peter joined guests at Balyna House for a proper party reception.

Charlene describes the wedding vibe..."We had one aim for our wedding – FUN! We had a small enough wedding (just over 100) because I wanted an intimate setting with our nearest and dearest. The atmosphere on the day was chilled and was like one big house party – exactly how we had envisaged."

Such a beautiful bride...

The country house venue was decorated simply with crisp white linens and personal touches including photographs and a fingerprint tree guestbook. Charlene remembers..."We decorated the house ourselves which made it all the more special looking back. We added our own photos and props so that the house really felt like our own for the day."

After the wedding, Charlene and Peter departed on a road trip to the West coast of America. They recommend..."We are just back from the West coast of America. We flew to San Francisco and travelled down the Californian coast ending up in Vegas for the last 4 nights. Unbelievable!"

Huge congratulations to you both and thanks so much for sharing your beautiful wedding day with us all! A big thank you also goes to Sebastian from Art Wedding Photography for sharing his work with us. To see more from Art Wedding Photography visit www.artweddingphotography.eu